HYMN XXVII. AGNI.


अनस्वन्ताanasvantā सत्पतिरsatpatir मामहेmāmahe मेme गावाghāvā चेतिष्ठोcetiṣṭho असुरोasuro मघोनःmaghonaḥ |

तरैव्र्ष्णोtraivṛṣṇo अग्नेaghne दशभिःdaśabhiḥ सहस्रैरsahasrair वैश्वानरvaiśvānara तर्यरुणशtryaruṇaś चिकेतciketa ||

THE Godlike hero, famousest of nobles, hath granted me two oxen with a wagon.
Trvrsan's son Tryaruna hath distinguished himself, Vaiśvānara Agni! with ten thousands.
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योyo मेme शताśatā चca विंशतिंviṃśatiṃ चca गोनांghonāṃ हरीharī चca युक्ताyuktā सुधुराsudhurā ददातिdadāti |

वैश्वानरvaiśvānara सुष्टुतोsuṣṭuto वाव्र्धानोvāvṛdhāno ऽगने'ghne यछyacha तर्यरुणायtryaruṇāya शर्मśarma ||

Protect Tryaruna, as thou art waxing strong and art highly praised, Vaiśvānara Agni!
Who granteth me a hundred kine and twenty, and two bay horses, good at draught, and harnessed.
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एवाevā तेte अग्नेaghne सुमतिंsumatiṃ चकानोcakāno नविष्ठायnaviṣṭhāya नवमंnavamaṃ तरसदस्युःtrasadasyuḥ |

योyo मेme गिरसghiras तुविजातस्यtuvijātasya पूर्वीरpūrvīr युक्तेनाभिyuktenābhi तर्यरुणोtryaruṇo गर्णातिghṛṇāti ||

So Trasadasyu served thee, God Most Youthful, craving thy favour for the ninth time, Agni;
Tryaruya who with attentive spirit accepteth many a song from me the mighty.
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योyo मma इतिiti परवोचत्यpravocaty अश्वमेधायaśvamedhāya सूरयेsūraye |

दददdadad रचाṛcā सनिंsaniṃ यतेyate ददनdadan मेधामmedhām रतायतेṛtāyate ||

He who declares his wish to me, to Asvamedha, to the Prince,
Pays him who with his verse seeks gain, gives power to him who keeps the Law.
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यस्यyasya माmā परुषाःparuṣāḥ शतमśatam उद्धर्षयन्त्यuddharṣayanty उक्षणःukṣaṇaḥ |

अश्वमेधस्यaśvamedhasya दानाःdānāḥ सोमाsomā इवiva तर्य्र्शिरःtryṛśiraḥ ||

From whom a hundred oxen, all of speckled hue, delight my heart,
The gifts of Asvamedha, like thrice-mingled draughts of Soma juice.
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इन्द्राग्नीindrāghnī शतदाव्न्यśatadāvny अश्वमेधेaśvamedhe सुवीर्यमsuvīryam |

कषत्रंkṣatraṃ धारयतमdhārayatam बर्हदbṛhad दिविdivi सूर्यमsūryam इवाजरमivājaram ||

To Asvamedha who bestows a hundred gifts grant hero power,
O Indra-Agni! lofty rule like the unwasting Sun in heaven.
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